This Kid That I Knew

this kid that i knew

got tired of school

one day he just walked outta there

i'm not trying to sound dramatic

plannin' wasnt his habit

he didnt even take his wallet, i swear

i lived in LA, he starred in New York

one night he showed up at my door

he said, when I was soft, I had a similar loft

but I don't live nowhere no more

I had seen her deserts, my friends

her canyons, her oceans, her mountains

low flying owl seems to appear

whenever I'm stuck on the road

but most of all I loved her highways

it's true we were homeless. but the world it was ours

one change of clothes, camped out in the boxcars

i saw the sky touching earth on all sides

i saw red lightnin in the distance

let's wander

let's stand

where oceans meets sand

where all of the elements gather

I can't stay here

there's too much out there

but you could come with me, ya know

but then that boy said something

that blew my mind

he said, we're meant to capture

great lows, great highs

be safe for the record

we were here, we were alive

we raced through these cities

slept in these valleys

stumbled on sidewalks

drank in these alleys

adventure was ours

on the rooftops of cars

we spun below stars

we met in the bars

and by train tracks we waited

soup in a can

drifted asleep by a fire in the sand

for the first time i really felt it

no plan, no place to get back to

and just like he showed up

with nothing in his pockets

this kid that i knew

walked away into the night